The states with the most online requests for abortion medications
Women who live in states with strict and punitive abortion laws account for the majority of requests made to a website that supplies abortion…
Continue ReadingWomen who live in states with strict and punitive abortion laws account for the majority of requests made to a website that supplies abortion…
Continue ReadingThere has been a small increase in vaccine exemption rates among kindergarteners in the United States, according to a new report from the US Centers…
Continue ReadingU.S. Border Patrol agents followed a 10-year-old immigrant with cerebral palsy to a Texas hospital and took her into custody after the surgery. She…
Continue ReadingA new anti-bullying PSA video produced by Monica Lewinsky allows watchers to briefly experience cyberbullying firsthand. “The Epidemic”…
Continue ReadingLeading e-cigarette company Juul Labs will stop selling several flavored products in the United States, the company announced Thursday. Only tobacco,…
Continue ReadingAs if life wasn’t already challenging enough for residents in low-income urban neighborhoods, new research suggests such communities are more…
Continue ReadingAs you age, a glance in the mirror may reveal a few fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and sagging skin. You may become more worried about the thickness…
Continue ReadingIn the battle between the adolescent penchant for hitting the snooze button and parental desire to rush them onto an early morning school bus,…
Continue ReadingBeing overweight is linked to many health problems, and shedding some pounds is often presented as the best way to avoid them, no matter your age.…
Continue ReadingA new study suggests that vaping e-liquids, specifically propylene glycol and glycerin, may lead to some inflammation in the lungs — but more…
Continue ReadingSome sun protection may come at a steep price for the ocean’s coral reefs. Now, a Florida state senator wants to ban some sunscreens entirely…
Continue ReadingThe Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid…
Continue ReadingAmericans spent $1.4 billion on the most popular brands of children’s fruit drinks and flavored waters last year. Yet according to nutritional…
Continue ReadingA third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been…
Continue ReadingPink tax, tampon tax, period tax — the rule goes by different names, but all refer to the sales tax people pay to purchase pads and tampons.…
Continue ReadingDo you compulsively scrub your toilet for fear of germs? Good for you, but how often do you change your bath and hand towels? You’re…
Continue ReadingThe climate crisis is going to raise the risk that Ebola will spread farther and reach areas previously unaffected by the virus, according to a study…
Continue ReadingThe City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced a man in his early 60s is the 16th person to be infected with the West Nile Virus…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests. The rates of football practice concussions…
Continue ReadingAbout 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the country. Kenosha…
Continue ReadingFor almost all of his young life, 16-year-old Brannden Fernandez has known he would need a heart transplant. “You look at the outside of…
Continue ReadingStudents in California, rejoice. You’ll soon be able to sleep in a little more. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that pushes…
Continue ReadingWhen I first studied nutritional science, all calories were considered “equal” when it came to weight loss. The time of day you ate…
Continue ReadingPregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of pollution face an increased risk of “silent miscarriage” in the first trimester,…
Continue ReadingVaping, often described as an “epidemic” in middle and high schools, was not significantly different among adults in the United States in…
Continue ReadingFrom 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study…
Continue ReadingIf you visited the Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles. The Pennsylvania Department of Health…
Continue ReadingAfter a skin transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital, 10-month-old Ja’bari Gray’s mom is grateful she can finally kiss her baby…
Continue ReadingThe federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. The…
Continue ReadingWhen we released “Weed” in 2013, few people had ever heard of cannabidiol, or CBD. Now, two-thirds of Americans are familiar with the…
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